Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced cardiac rehabilitation professional with a strong cardiology background. You'll need to demonstrate your vision for Cardiac Rehab and how you'll lead and develop the team and service using our core values.This is a challenging leadership role where you'll manage and coordinate the Cardiac Rehabilitation service alongside the multidisciplinary team. You'll provide specialist assessment and advice to patients with cardiac conditions, ensuring health education and promotion programmes meet individual needs. You'll also help redesign the service using best evidence, keeping patient-centred care at the heart of delivery, while maintaining budgetary control and activity levels.We're looking for someone with broad cardiology experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to lead all aspects of the rehab programme. You must be a registered Nurse, Physiotherapist or Exercise Physiologist with a degree, ENB 998/Mentorship Module (or equivalent), and at least 5 years' experience in cardiology or cardiovascular exercise management.In return, we offer strong managerial support and a commitment to your professional development. We expect all staff to live our values: being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful.
Main duties of the job
To develop, manage and monitor the Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation service.
Line management of specialist nurses and admin team.
To provide specialist nursing assessments and advise patients with cardiac conditions.
To facilitate and participate in the redesign of the service as required based on best evidence and patient needs.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
- Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Managerial or Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Project management/Quality improvement qualification
- Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification
- Education/Training qualification
- Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrate experience of:- Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
Desirable
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
- Degree level qualification relevant to role
- Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Managerial or Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Project management/Quality improvement qualification
- Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification
- Education/Training qualification
- Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrate experience of:- Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
Desirable
- NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
